Students who know how to manage their money may be more likely to graduate. According to America College Testing, one in every four students will not finish college before their completion of sophomore year. Financial pressures are the number one reason why students drop out, according to the study. Florida […]

There may be hope for the students whose dreams of living in a costly city have been stifled by the country’s dwindling economy. Doris Doyle Corbett, director of corporate relations and alumni affairs for the school of business and industry, said students should not let the recession get in the […]

At first glance, Theodore Atkins may seem like just another face in the crowd. But after earning multiple degrees and placing fourth in a international bodybuilding show, this Florida A&M alumnus decided to come back with a desire to never settle for ordinary. Atkins came back this year to his […]

#8220;Zero Debt for College Grads,” is a savior for college graduates. As Dec. 12 draws near, college graduates have mixed emotions about their careers, relationships and more importantly their money. With an average student loan debt of $23,000, a rising unemployment rate, decreasing excess to credit for graduate school loans […]

As this semester comes to an end and I begin to embrace my final semester at Florida A&M University, I realize I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Sure our institution has improvements that can be made like financial aid services, but there are a lot of great attributes within this […]

I’ve been receiving “beau coup” flack from students and professors alike for quitting a perfectly good job, with the economy being the way it is. I was hired as a cop reporter in September by the Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee’s local newspaper. They offered me benefits, and a 401K plan. But […]

The Rattler football team enjoyed one it’s best seasons in years. Looking into the stands, it might be hard to tell. Crowd attendance has decreased 11 percent at the Florida A&M University Rattlers home games since their 2007 football season, although the team has had a major turnaround on the […]

The Bowl Championship Series is a horrible representation of college football that simply doesn’t work. Almost every year since the BCS system was implemented, there has been controversy over which teams belonged in the national championship. Despite losing to the Texas Longhorns earlier in the season, the Oklahoma Sooners jumped […]

Since the age of 12, I have been wearing a bra. Although it was a training bra, it was a bra nonetheless. During my adolescent years I grew four-cup sizes and by the time I graduated high school, I bypassed my five sisters and even my mother. In college I […]

Florida A&M University men and women’s swim teams have a basic problem. They have no on-campus facility to practice swimming. The lack of pools for practices and hosting swim meets has been blamed on long term issues within the athletic department. Douglas Carrington, head coach of the men and women’s […]